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Risky Business: Personal Messaging at Work

The chances are good that your employees are using personal messaging apps while at work. That might not sound like the end of the world, but what if they are using those apps to send confidential company information? And, you don't know what's being sent, where, or to whom. The research firm Gartner found that 45% of workers not required to use a personal device for work are doing so without their employer's consent. We wanted to dig a little deeper and find out just how prevalent the use of personal messaging apps is in the workplace and the potential risk.

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Risky Business: Personal Messaging at Work